Nightly Business Report
Tonight on Nightly Business Report, small cap stocks are near record highs? They've lead the market, but are they still good investments? And, tonight NBR looks at a smaller insurance company that is making a gamble on the new health exchanges. D

Voces On PBS"Tales of Masked Men"
Explore "lucha libre" and its role in Latino communities in the United States and Mexico. Part circus and part athletic contest, the sport, famous for its masked wrestlers, provides a sense of "home" for new immigrants in the United States. It also continues to expand and build on its unique cultural tradition in countries where it enjoys enduring popularity. D

Well Read"Domingo Martinez, "The Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir""
First-time author Martinez' compelling memoir of growing up in the border town of Brownsville, Texas. A National Book Award finalist. D

5:30 am

Closer to Truth"Why Obsess About Free Will?"
Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But some say that 'free will' is just a trick of the brain. D

5:57 am

180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School
This two-part special offers a first-hand view of what happens in a school that meets the needs of the most challenged students in new and sometimes non-traditional ways. Cameras go inside a Washington, D.C., school where only seven percent of students are deemed "proficient" in math and only 19 percent in reading. Principal Tanishia Williams Minor is determined to improve the odds for her students. Part 1 of 2G

7:59 am

Our Time Is Now
OUR TIME IS NOW is a coming-of-age documentary following six New Mexico teenagers as they strive to finish high school, wrestle with personal challenges, and pursue their dreams. D

Outdoor Idaho"The People's Land"
OUTDOOR IDAHO takes the pulse of the People's Land, the 64 percent of Idaho that is managed by the federal government. People speak out about today's management of public lands. They ride, hike, boat, camp, hunt and fish on public acreage, or they seek to harvest resources from the lands - and they are finding ways to work together for the sake of the land.G

10:30 am

Dialogue"Livable Communities"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with Robert McNulty, the founder of Partners for Livable Communities, about what makes communities "livable."G

11:00 am

Well Read"Domingo Martinez, "The Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir""
First-time author Martinez' compelling memoir of growing up in the border town of Brownsville, Texas. A National Book Award finalist. D

11:30 am

Closer to Truth"Why Obsess About Free Will?"
Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But some say that 'free will' is just a trick of the brain. D

11:57 am

180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School
This two-part special offers a first-hand view of what happens in a school that meets the needs of the most challenged students in new and sometimes non-traditional ways. Cameras go inside a Washington, D.C., school where only seven percent of students are deemed "proficient" in math and only 19 percent in reading. Principal Tanishia Williams Minor is determined to improve the odds for her students. Part 1 of 2G

2:00 pm

Our Time Is Now
OUR TIME IS NOW is a coming-of-age documentary following six New Mexico teenagers as they strive to finish high school, wrestle with personal challenges, and pursue their dreams. D

Tavis Smiley Reports"Education Under Arrest"
This program looks at the efforts by those on the frontlines of juvenile justice reform and what programs are successful in breaking the school-to-prison pipeline. Tavis Smiley travels to Washington state, Louisiana, Missouri and California, meeting the educators, law enforcement, judges, youth advocates and the at-risk teens themselves who are working together to get kids out of the juvenile justice system, back into high school and through to graduation. D

Nightly Business Report
Tonight on Nightly Business Report, JC Penney closes out its worst week ever. What happens next to this troubled retailer, especially with the critical holiday season fast approaching? And, Ford's CEO is reportedly the leading candidate to get the top job at Microsoft. Is Alan Mulally the man who can get the stock moving again?. D

Skeletons of the Sahara
University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno, best known for unearthing new kinds of dinosaur bones around the world, found the largest known Stone Age human burial site on a sand dune in Niger. The oldest date from 8,000 to 10,000 years ago was during a time when the Sahara was green and lush. Filmmaker David Murdock follows Sereno and a team of archaeologists as they retrieve, date and identify the bones and the artifacts found with them.G